Requesting Data Files

Answers to common questions about Profiles are available below. If you cannot find your answer there, please contact us by using the Profiles Data Request Form.

How do I request state, large urban school district, territory, or tribal government Profiles data?

State, large urban school district, territory, and tribal government data and documentation are owned and controlled by the jurisdictions that conducted the surveys. Many jurisdictions that conducted the surveys have given CDC permission to distribute their data upon request, but others manage the distribution of their data files themselves.

To request data files and documentation for a specific jurisdiction, follow these steps:

For jurisdictions that have given CDC permission to distribute their Profiles data, we will email data files to you directly. For jurisdictions that have not given us permission, we will email you contact information for that jurisdiction; you will need to contact the jurisdiction directly to discuss your data request.

For which jurisdictions are Profiles data files available?

Profiles data files from the Principal and Lead Health Education Teacher surveys are available for states, territories, large urban school districts, and tribal governments listed in Participation History & Data Quality Cdc-pdf[PDF – 351 KB]. The availability of specific files depends on data quality and data-sharing policies. Profiles data files from the Lead Physical Education Teacher survey conducted in 2012 are available for the following jurisdictions:

Results are not available from every jurisdiction for several reasons. First, some jurisdictions do not participate in the Profiles. Second, some jurisdictions that do participate do not achieve a high enough response rate to receive weighted results. Therefore, their results are not posted on the CDC web site and CDC does not distribute their data. The Participation History & Data Quality Cdc-pdf[PDF – 351 KB] tables provide more details on which jurisdictions participated in the Profiles and whether they obtained weighted data.

Are county level Profiles data files available?

In 2016, CDC funded 21 large urban school districts to conduct the Profiles. Seven of them (Broward County, FL; DeKalb County, GA; Duval County, FL; Miami-Dade County, FL; Orange County, FL; Palm Beach County, FL; and Shelby County, TN) are county-based school districts. The other funded school districts are identified on the Participation Map and the Participation History & Data Quality Cdc-pdf[PDF – 351 KB] tables. County level results are not available for state data.

In which data file formats are Profiles data available?

State, large urban school district, territory, and tribal government data from surveys conducted since 1998 are available in SAS®, ASCII, and Excel® formats.